Spoon and fork



(ModeL) N. S. BOARDMAN.

Spoon and Pork.

No. 239,139. Patented March 22,1881.

INVENTOR;

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".PHERS, VPNOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NORMAN S. BOARDMAN, OF EAST HADDAM, CONNECTICUT.

SPOON AND FORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,139, dated March22, 1881.

Application filed December 22,1880. (Model) To all whom it may concernBe it known that I, NORMAN S. BOARDMAN,

of East Haddam, Middlesex county, Connecti I out, have invented a newand useful Improve ment in Spoons, Forks, and Analogous Articles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improvement shown as applied to a spoon;and Fig. 2 is a side view, partlyin section,thr0ugh line 00 .70, Fig. 1.

. Similar letters of reference indicate correspondi ng parts.

The invention consists in combining withthe bowl or tines of a spoon orfork a brass wire and glass tip, as hereinafter described.

I will describe the invention as applied to a spoon, but do not limitmyself to that use, as it can be applied with equal advantage to otherarticles of flat table-ware.

A represents the bowl, B the shank, and C the tip, of a spoon. The bowlA is desi ned to be made of.nickel-silver, called also German silver, orother suitable whitemetal, and is formed in the ordinary manner. Theshank B is made of brass wire, or other suitable wire, and its end issecured to the bowl A by rivetin g, soldering, or other suitable means.Upon the other end of the wire shank B is cast, or to it is otherwisesecured, the tip 0, which is madeofBritanniametalorothersuitable metal,or of glass, and may be formed in any desired ornamental shape. Thespoon is then designed to be silver-plated in the ordinary manner.

With this construction the parts most exposed to wear will remain brightafter the plating has been worn through, so that the article will retaina presentable appearance.

By this construction the labor of making the articles, the amount ofmetal required, and the quantity of scrap formed will be greatlyreduced, and the expense of grading-rolls for shaping the blanks,cutting-dies for forming the articles, and stamping-dies for shaping andornamenting the articles will be avoided, so that the expense ofmanufacture will be greatly reduced.

I am aware that in plated ware a bowl has been connected with a woodentip by a wire,

which is doubled and twisted to form a screw, that forms its own threadin the wooden tip, so as to hold it; but the tip is not plated, andcannot be cast on the end of the shank, as is done by me.

What I claim as new is- The combination, with the bowl, of a singlesmooth wire soldered to said bowl at one end, and provided at the otherwith a tip cast thereon, as described.

NORMAN S. BOARDMAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, G. SEDewToK.

